American Studies, B.A.

Science Requirement (8 hours minimum)

Select 2 courses with labs:

• AST 111 - General Astronomy I 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
• AST 111L - General Astronomy I Laboratory 1 hr. (Recommended)

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• AST 112 - General Astronomy II 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
• AST 112L - General Astronomy II Laboratory 1 hr. (Recommended)

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• BSC 103 - Biology and Society 3 hrs. ◊ (Recommended) AND
• BSC 103L - Biology and Society Laboratory 1 hr ◊ (Recommended)

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• BSC 110 - Principles of Biological Science I 3 hrs. AND
• BSC 110L - Principles of Biological Science I Laboratory 1 hr.

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• BSC 111 - Principles of Biological Science II 3 hrs. AND
• BSC 111L - Principles of Biological Science II Laboratory 1 hr.

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• BSC 250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 hrs. AND
• BSC 250L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 hr.

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• BSC 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 hrs. AND
• BSC 251L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 hr.

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• CHE 104 - Chemistry and Our Environment 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
• CHE 104L - Chemistry and Our Environment Laboratory 1 hr. (Recommended)

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• CHE 106 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs. AND
• CHE 106L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr.

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• CHE 107 - General Chemistry II 3 hrs. AND
• CHE 107L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 hr.

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• GHY 104 - Weather and Climate 3 hrs. AND
• GHY 104L - Weather and Climate Laboratory 1 hr.

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• GHY 105 - Landforms, Hydrology and Biogeography 3 hrs. AND
• GHY 105L - Landforms, Hydrology and Biogeography Laboratory 1 hr.

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• GLY 101 - Physical Geology 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
• GLY 101L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 hr. (Recommended)

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• GLY 103 - Historical Geology 3 hrs. AND
• GLY 103L - Historical Geology Laboratory 1 hr.

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• MAR 151 - Introduction to Ocean Science 3 hrs. AND
• MAR 151L - Introduction to Ocean Science Laboratory 1 hr.

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• PHY 103 - Introductory Physics 3 hrs. AND
• PHY 103L - Introductory Physics Laboratory 1 hr.

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• PHY 111 - General Physics I 3 hrs. AND
• PHY 111L - General Physics I Laboratory 1 hr.

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• PHY 112 - General Physics II 3 hrs. AND
• PHY 112L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 hr.

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• PHY 201 - General Physics I with Calculus 4 hrs. AND
• PHY 201L - General Physics I with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.

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• PHY 202 - General Physics II with Calculus 4 hrs. AND
• PHY 202L - General Physics II with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.

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• PSC 190 - Living in a Material World 3 hrs. (Recommended) AND
• PSC 190L - Lab for Living in a Material World 1 hr. (Recommended)

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)

• MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. ***
• MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.

• Higher-level MAT course

Select 2 courses, 1 History required:

• HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
• HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
• PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
• PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
• REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Select 6 hours: English

• ENG 370 - Survey of American Literature I 3 hrs.
• ENG 371 - Survey of American Literature II 3 hrs.
• ENG 372 - African-American Literature 3 hrs.
• ENG 373 - American Poetry 3 hrs.
• ENG 470 - Studies in Antebellum Literature 3 hrs.
• ENG 471 - Studies in American Literature of Realism and Naturalism 3 hrs.
• ENG 472 - Survey of American Drama 3 hrs.
• ENG 473 - Studies in African-American Literature 3 hrs.
• ENG 474 - Studies in Colonial and Early American Literature 3 hrs.
• ENG 475 - Studies in American Modernism 3 hrs.
• ENG 476 - American Literature After 1945 3 hrs.
• ENG 477 - Survey of the American Novel 1920 to 1960 3 hrs. (WI)
• ENG 478 - American Women Writers 3 hrs. (WI)
• ENG 485 - Survey of Literature of the South 3 hrs. (WI)
• ENG 489 - Studies in American Literature 3 hrs. (WI)

Select 6 hours: History

• HIS 351 - Themes in U.S. Military History 3 hrs.
• HIS 360 - Modern Military History 3 hrs.
• HIS 370 - Mississippi History 3 hrs.
• HIS 373 - African-American History Survey, 1619-1890 3 hrs.
• HIS 374 - African-American History Survey, 1890- present 3 hrs.
• HIS 375 - Economic History of the United States 3 hrs.
• HIS 409 - United States Relations with Asia 3 hrs.
• HIS 413 - The United States and Latin America 3 hrs.
• HIS 417 - Vietnam War 3 hrs.
• HIS 459 - History of Religion in America 3 hrs.
• HIS 460 - Colonial America 3 hrs.
• HIS 461 - The American Revolution 3 hrs.
• HIS 462 - The Early American Republic 3 hrs.
• HIS 463 - The Sectional Controversy and the Civil War, 1848-1877 3 hrs.
• HIS 464 - The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1919 3 hrs.
• HIS 465 - Prosperity, Depression and War in America, 1919-1945 3 hrs.
• HIS 466 - America Since 1945 3 hrs.
• HIS 467 - The Colonial South 3 hrs.
• HIS 468 - The Old South 3 hrs.
• HIS 469 - The New South 3 hrs.
• HIS 470 - Environmental History of the South 3 hrs.
• HIS 471 - The American Frontier 3 hrs.
• HIS 472 - American Environmental History 3 hrs.
• HIS 473 - U.S. Foreign Relations 3 hrs.
• HIS 474 - American Indians and the Invasion of America 3 hrs.
• HIS 475 - American Indians of the Southeast 3 hrs.
• HIS 476 - Intellectual and Cultural History of the U.S.A 3 hrs.
• HIS 477 - Women in American Society 3 hrs.
• HIS 478 - Topics in African-American History 3 hrs.
• HIS 479 - Topics in American History 3 hrs.

Select 6 hours: Political Science

• PS 303 - American Political Movements 3 hrs.
• PS 304 - Politics of Popular Culture 3 hrs.
• PS 305 - Religion and Politics 3 hrs.
• PS 321 - American Political Theory 3 hrs.
• PS 330 - United States Foreign Policy 3 hrs. (WI)
• PS 375 - Government and Economics 3 hrs.
• PS 380 - Introduction to Law in American Society 3 hrs.
• PS 401 - Political Socialization 3 hrs.
• PS 402 - Urban Politics 3 hrs.
• PS 403 - Politics and Environment 3 hrs.
• PS 404 - The Legislative Process 3 hrs.
• PS 405 - Women and Politics 3 hrs.
• PS 406 - Political Parties 3 hrs.
• PS 407 - Mississippi Government 3 hrs.
• PS 408 - The American Presidency 3 hrs.
• PS 409 - Southern Politics 3 hrs.
• PS 453 - Politics and Protests 3 hrs.
• PS 480 - United States Constitutional Law 3 hrs. (WI)
• PS 481 - The American Judicial Process 3 hrs.
• PS 484 - Administrative Law 3 hrs.
• PS 488 - Women and the Law 3 hrs.
• PS 489 - U. S. Supreme Court and Civil Liberties 3 hrs.

Select 9 hours, maximum of 1 course per program: Major Elective

• ANT 315 - American Indians 3 hrs.
• ANT 333 - Archaeology of North America 3 hrs.
• ANT 334 - Archaeology of the Old South 3 hrs.
• ANT 426 - American Folklore 3 hrs.
• ANT 433 - Prehistory of Southeastern Indians 3 hrs.
• CJ 360 - Introduction to Juvenile Justice 3 hrs.
• CJ 440 - Police in the United States 3 hrs.
• CJ 470 - Political Economy of Criminal Justice 3 hrs.
• CJ 472 - Organized Crime 3 hrs.
• ECO 305 - Economic Issues 3 hrs.
• ECO 330 - Money and Public Policy 3 hrs.
• ECO 401 - Public Finance 3 hrs.
• ESC 301 - Living in the Environment 3 hrs.
• FLM 370 - Film History 3 hrs.
• FLM 436 - Western Film Genre 3 hrs.
• FLM 473 - The Documentary Film 3 hrs.
• FLM 474 - Film Noir 3 hrs.
• FLM 478 - Seminar in Film 3 hrs.
• GHY 370 - Conservation of Natural Resources 3 hrs.
• GHY 400 - Geography of Mississippi 3 hrs.
• GHY 401 - Geography of the United States and Canada 3 hrs.
• GHY 402 - Geography of Middle America and the Caribbean 3 hrs.
• GHY 409 - Geography of the Southwestern United States 3 hrs.
• GHY 435 - Historical Geography of the American Landscape 3 hrs.
• MCJ 421 - Public Relations 3 hrs.
• MCJ 424 - Public Opinion, Mass Communication and Society 3 hrs.
• MCJ 450 - History of Journalism 3 hrs.
• MCJ 460 - Media Law 3 hrs.
• MUS 332 - American Music 3 hrs.
• MUS 366 - American Popular Music 3 hrs.
• MUS 432 - Music in the U.S. 3 hrs.
• PHI 440 - American Philosophy 3 hrs.
• PSY 450 - Social Psychology 3 hrs.
• PSY 456 - Psychology of Aging and Dying 3 hrs.
• PSY 470 - Psychology of Gender 3 hrs.
• REL 322 - Native American Religions 3 hrs.
• REL 338 - The American Religious Experience 3 hrs.
• REL 459 - History of Religion in America 3 hrs.
• SOC 214 - The Family 3 hrs.
• SOC 240 - Social Problems 3 hrs.
• SOC 301 - Wealth, Status and Power 3 hrs.
• SOC 340 - Deviant Behavior 3 hrs.
• SOC 341 - Criminology 3 hrs.
• SOC 343 - American Immigration 3 hrs.
• SOC 350 - Race and Ethnicity 3 hrs.
• SOC 355 - Collective Behavior and Social Movements 3 hrs.
• SOC 415 - Sociology of Gender 3 hrs.
• SOC 425 - Food, Culture and Society 3 hrs.
• SOC 426 - Sociology of Education 3 hrs.
• SOC 427 - Sociology and Film 3 hrs.
• SWK 315 - Human Diversity in a Changing World 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

• ENG 200 - Introduction to Drama 3 hrs.
• ENG 201 - Introduction to Fiction 3 hrs.
• ENG 202 - Introduction to Poetry 3 hrs.
• HIS 201 - Survey of United States History to 1877 3 hrs.
• HIS 202 - Survey of United States History since 1877 3 hrs.
• FLM 170 - Introduction to Film Studies 3 hrs.
• WS 301 - Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 hrs.

Select 1 option:

a. Select remaining history course not selected in GEC 03: HIS 101  or HIS 102 

b. If both history courses selected in GEC 03, select 1 course:

• PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
• PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
• REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Foreign Language Requirement:

12 hours in a single foreign language; fewer hours may suffice, but course level 202 must be completed.

Additional Program Requirements

a.IDS 301 

b. Select 5 courses (15 hours) From DEG 01  not previously selected. Courses may be taken in a single program.

Select 1:

• ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
• COH 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
• ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
• GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
• PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
• PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
• SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

• CMS 111 - Oral Communication 3 hrs.
• CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
• CMS 320 - Business and Professional Speaking 3 hrs.
• CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

• ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
• COH 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
• ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
• GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
• PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
• PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
• SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Aesthetic Values:

Select one course:

• ART 130 - Art Appreciation 3 hrs.
• DAN 130 - Dance Appreciation 3 hrs.
• MUS 165 - The Enjoyment of Music 3 hrs.
• THE 100 - Theatrical Expressions 3 hrs.